Centre mulls giving pensions to labourers

LUCKNOW: Union labour and employment minister, Mallikarjun Kharge along with coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal announced several new schemes for the benefits of labourers at the inaugural ceremony of sub divisional office of Karamchari Bhavishya Nidhi at Vibhuti Khand, Gomtinagar. Kharge said that the government will give pension to labourers and workers, account number of provident fund will be arranged in six months, disposal of all types of claims will be done in 30 days and details related to accounts on the internet will be updated. He also informed the audience about the decisions taken for the labours involved in unorganised sector and agriculture.

Stressing on the need of strict enforcement of labour laws, Kharge gave examples of the non-Congress ruled state where the rights of labours are ignored. He said that benefits of schemes implemented by Centre will reach to the labourers only when state government will prefer it.

Jaiswal, on the occasion, gave credit of labour welfare to the central government, and said that globalisation has increased the exploitation of labourers. For stopping exploitation, there is a need to implement labour laws effectively, but it can be possible only with the support of state government, he said.